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End Times Bible Prophecy

Don't Be Confused About Bible Prophecy Another Minute

Here's the Bible Prophecy breakthrough you've been waiting for—from two overlooked keys in the hard sayings of Jesus now made plain in the most accurate prophecy research available, because it departs from traditional "anything goes" allegorical interpretations which disregard Jesus' only statement on how to interpret Scripture correctly. (Learn these keys of Jesus in this free article...)

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You say Planet X is Revelation's Wormwood that does not directly hit us but Revelation says Wormwood is a star not a planet that falls upon 1/3 of the waters. How do you account for this?

The first answer is that "Planet X" is a misnomer. It is the term coined by NASA for any as yet undiscovered planet orbiting the sun after Pluto, the 9th planet (X of course being the Roman Numeral for 10 or tenth). However, the little information leaked from NASA and other scientists that we have says that Planet X is actually not a classic non-luminous planet (except only by reflected light) but a red or brown drawf (a small star). This fits with what Revelation says about Wormwood as a star that "burns like a lamp" in the sky.

The second answer is that the 3rd trumpet does not say Wormwood directly hits the earth but only that it "falls upon 1/3 of the waters." If you want to see Revelation describe a direct impact on the earth from an extraterrestrial object, see the 2nd trumpet, or even the 1st trumpet for multiple where each time the complete collateral damage is itemized. The language there is much different. Its impossible for an impact to affect only 1/3 of the waters and not also damage land, people, crops, etc. as you see described for the major direct impacts of the 1st and 2nd trumpets. Also, if an object large enough to shine on its own hit the earth, all life would be over right then (or even if our own moon hit us). A direct hit is clearly then not what is being described given all of this. Instead, it must be referring to the tail (that we must be passing through) raining down and poisoning the waters. If we are not passing through a tail of Wormwood, then there is no way to explain the progression of tiny to large objects impacting the earth from the 6th seal through the 3rd trumpet while Wormwood is described as seen shining in the sky after it all (instead of lodged in the side of the earth!).

"If you are a doing God's Work to warn people, why do you charge for your research? Are you in this for the money?"

Actually, unlike a ministry, I make no claim or pretense that I have a "calling from God" to do what I am doing. (If I did make such a claim, I had better show you some miracles as proof of this like Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Elisha, Jesus, the apostles, Paul, etc. all did-in addition to teaching according to the Scripture.) Instead, I have chosen on my own to write on Bible topics because A) I enjoy it, B) I have been told I have good writing style and understanding, and C) in all honesty, yes, I am partly "in this for the money",not exclusively but as Paul said:

1 Corinthians 9:14 (HCSB) — In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should earn their living by the gospel.

So I see no shame in admitting that I expect to and need to make money from Bible teaching as I have a family to support. If I could not charge for my research then I could not justify spending the time it takes to write it down and share it. I am responsible for "taking care of my own" (1Ti 5:8) and I do not consider the typical begging that goes on an acceptable way to discharge that responsibility (see Ps 37:25 for why). On the contrary, the Bible teaches that the "laborer is worthy of his hire" (Lk 10:7). In other words, rather than begging, we should find work we are skilled at and can get paid for. This is the principle I am operating under in bringing EscapeAllTheseThings.com to you, instead of claiming some apostolic calling that I frankly do not see anywhere today.

Oh, and by the way, this question ignores that there are dozens of pages of great information on this site that are free.

Doesn't "freely you have received, freely give" mean you cannot charge for anything teaching God's Word as you are?

This misconception comes from applying a statement directed at Jesus' apostles in the First Century, to me in the 21^st century. He called them for a special mission. They received for free everything they needed including teaching and equipping in order to accomplish that mission. Today, I have not been given their mission nor the free equipping to accomplish it. I have had to pay for my Bibles and my food and rent while I research and study the Bible and spend years figuring out things that they were told plainly. It costs money to write and print books, it is not free.

On the other hand, if someone would like to support me financially to make it so I do "freely receive" my necessities while I write, then I would gladly "freely give" the fruits of my labor. Any takers...? (Didn't think so!) =)

Are both the electronic and printed versions of your books the same?

Yes, and the reason why the page counts differ is because the eBook is formatted to fit the standard Letter printer page format while the printed book is using a smaller paperback half-page size. This way you can buy my eBooks and print them yourself on your printer. This is what the term "printable eBook" means.

Tim, didn't you make enough money already from your "Left Behind" series!?

Does two people in one year mistaking me for Tim Lahaye count as a frequently asked question? I'm not making this up. (I guess Tim McHyde and Tim LaHaye are somewhat similar at a glance). Both times they were upset that I was charging people for "vital survival information that God had shown me" (their words!). See next question.

How can you charge people for information that is vital for survival / is God's Word?

While I'm very proud of my Planet X research and how it finally explains Wormwood and the trumpets of Revelation in their plain sense, I would never call it "vital for survival" nor "the word of God." I'm not a prophet who received a word from God, just someone who diligently researched and analyzed the words of someone who was a prophet, namely John, who did receive the Word of God. Someone can always study his words directly just as I did. The price on my book is not stopping them, it only offers to save them time. But regardless, this information is not vital for survival. It would be unfair of God to make it so that you have to understand such a difficult prophetic book in order to survive. Nevertheless, I do believe that it is a blessing to understand and "keep the sayings of this book" as Revelation 22 says.

Why do you link sites with false/incorrect/contradictory/blasphemous information?

Short answer: Because that's the only type of sites there are in the world =).

Long answer: Thanks for your concern. Most of the links on my site that bother readers are from my Google Adsense ads which help bring income to the site. They clearly say they are "Ads by Google", not "Links to the truth" or "endorsed by Tim". Most people that come to my site are not ready for what I have to say so they are going to leave anyway. I might as well gain some support as they go on their way exploring things they are still interested in because they don't have discernment about them yet.

I used to attend a church that discouraged reading dissident literature. They made us afraid to investigate what the other side said on things. Investigating these ideas cannot hurt us, but it can exercise our minds and improve our discernment:

Hebrews 5:14 (ESV) But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

I hope this explanation helps you feel less bothered by these links on my site.

Some others links are reciprocal links where I exchange links with other sites to strengthen both our sites in the search engine rankings. Finally there are intentional links that I make in my articles. No site I link to will have perfect information, so be clear that I in no way endorse or vouch for any site I link to. Read all linked content with discernment, just as I advise my readers to do with my own writing.